Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 11:20     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:It's not one of those desk jobs sitting around surfing the Internet. If you want that you will have to be an admin, front office, central office or union desk jockey. Teaching is stressful and unappreciated hard work.


Our admin rarely sit down. They are busy running around dealing with unruly kids who are wandering or refusing to go to class, etc. They have those walkie talkies so they can be available for the dumpster fires at all times.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 09:52     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
It's not one of those desk jobs sitting around surfing the Internet. If you want that you will have to be an admin, front office, central office or union desk jockey. Teaching is stressful and unappreciated hard work.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 08:34     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was wondering how well MCPS was negotiating the teacher shortage.

How many teachers are quitting at your school this year?

What are the qualifications of your student's teachers?



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.


The shortage is in many fields now. Our school has the hardest time staffing the English dept. Nobody seems to want the grading load.

The days of having “plenty of teachers” are gone.


Which is evident by the lack of feedback students receive. They should absolutely give this department TAs or less classes.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 15:57     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:There is definitely a shortage of speech pathologists. Not all positions open are listed on MCPS careers. Also, many of the open positions have been absorbed into the caseload of the current speech pathologist at the school OR filled with a virtual contractor.



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.


Yes, there are plenty of teachers. There are NOT plenty of teachers actually willing to teach. I know many *former* teachers who will never set foot in a classroom again.

Yes, there is a shortage of willing teachers in almost every discipline right now. As I said above: we can’t staff our English department. The workload leads to the highest turnover in the school.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 14:47     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
There is definitely a shortage of speech pathologists. Not all positions open are listed on MCPS careers. Also, many of the open positions have been absorbed into the caseload of the current speech pathologist at the school OR filled with a virtual contractor.



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 10:21     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:They wouldn’t last a semester. Teaching is not a desk job. I’m home sick today but if I was at school, I wouldn’t sit down for hours.


There is a shortage for a reason. A lot of the desk job types from any industry would hate it.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 10:14     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
They wouldn’t last a semester. Teaching is not a desk job. I’m home sick today but if I was at school, I wouldn’t sit down for hours.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 06:57     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe MCPS can hire all of the federal workers Elon Musk is going to get fired.


I think that’s actually a great idea!
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 06:51     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Maybe MCPS can hire all of the federal workers Elon Musk is going to get fired.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2024 06:48     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:No one is replacing them. You get a sub if you are lucky.


And if not, we teachers spend our planning periods covering classes.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2024 19:26     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was wondering how well MCPS was negotiating the teacher shortage.

How many teachers are quitting at your school this year?

What are the qualifications of your student's teachers?



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.


The shortage is in many fields now. Our school has the hardest time staffing the English dept. Nobody seems to want the grading load.

The days of having “plenty of teachers” are gone.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2024 19:14     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was wondering how well MCPS was negotiating the teacher shortage.

How many teachers are quitting at your school this year?

What are the qualifications of your student's teachers?



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.


So why don't we pay special educators more? They should have a separate salary scale.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2024 19:13     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I feel for you, teachers!
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Know that you are very much appreciated at least by some kids and families!

Yes, parents must be more responsible and accountable. Schools should be able to suspend/expel kids for poor behavior. Consequences are a part of life and should be for school too. Would love to see Chromebooks minimized much more across the board.


Public schools are a right. Expulsion will never be an option for minor behavioral issues.


No one is saying we should expel kids for minor behavioral issues. We (teachers) are virtually ALL saying that kids who are physically aggressive should be placed into a more therapeutic/restrictive setting where they can get the help they need and deserve. I am personally saying that state boards of education need to open and staff many PUBLIC therapeutic schools that can handle these type of kids. Pay their teachers 200K to start and their TAs 100K to start. Go with a 1:2 ratio of adults. Raise the hell out of taxes. I don't care what it costs but kids who destroy classrooms, who assault teachers or threaten to assault teachers, etc, DO NOT BELONG IN GEN ED.


Some are saying that kids should be expelled for behavioral issues. Look at the post I was replying to.

You're right that some kids that are physically aggressive should be in more restrictive environments. But others just need more support in the gen ed classroom.

Unfortunately MCPS is stingy with paraeducators. And since they don't give 1:1 paraeducators benefits, you're often not getting great people in those positions. Simply treating all full-time paraeducators like normal employees would be a tremendous improvement.


Yes, Paras around the country should be paid more. And have benefits. Absolutely. And ALL kids who are physically aggressive need to be moved. Yesterday.


If their behaviors can't be managed with appropriate supports in the classroom, then yes. But MCPS doesn't get to warehouse challenging kids because they don't want tobe bothered to have to deal with them. Sorry, I know you don't want to be part of that, but it comes with the job. But yes, MCPS should be supporting you more.


Why not? Would make education for the rest of the kids infinitely better and help retain teachers. Why destroy the entire system to help kids who almost certainly don’t want to be helped?


This. Why do the rights of a few trump the rights of the majority?


Because protecting minorities from oppression by the majority is what societies do. Did you sleep through civics and government classes?


Looks more like the minority is oppressing the majority in these cases.


Regardless, you don't get to warehouse kids with disabilities.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2024 17:26     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
There’s a shortage of people who refuse to be treated like garbage. They need to investigate why teachers are leaving if they want to stop it. But I guess the school districts will just hire warm bodies from overseas instead.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2024 17:24     Subject: MCPS Teachers Quitting? Who is replacing them?
Anonymous wrote:I was wondering how well MCPS was negotiating the teacher shortage.

How many teachers are quitting at your school this year?

What are the qualifications of your student's teachers?



There's always turnover. I wouldn't call it a shortage, per se, since there are plenty of teachers except in specialties like special education.